Full Day in Rio: Christ, Sugarloaf, Selarón & Barbecue Lunch
Description
Experience a full-day tour of Rio de Janeiro, visiting all the city’s must-see attractions in a single day! See the iconic Christ the Redeemer Statue atop Corcovado Mountain, enjoy breathtaking views from Sugarloaf Mountain (option with or without ticket included), admire the vibrant colors of the Selarón Steps, and take an external tour of the legendary Maracanã Stadium. Pass by the world-famous Sambadrome without stopping and marvel at the stunning Metropolitan Cathedral. Enjoy lunch at a traditional Brazilian steakhouse (option with and without lunch included. Drinks are not included). The tour also includes hotel pickup and drop-off and the guidance of a professional, multilingual tour guide to ensure a seamless and unforgettable experience.
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Itinerary
Avenue in front of Copacabana Beach.
Pass by the edge of the Copacabana Beach and get a panoramic view of one of the most famous beaches in Brazil.
Statue of a famous brazilian poet at Copacabana beach.
Pass by the edge of the Ipanema Beach and get a panoramic view of the legendary beach that inspired the famous song "Garota de Ipanema".
Stop at Visitors Center on your way up to Christ the Redeemer.
Pass by Tijuca Forest on your way up to Christ the Redeemer.
Go up by van to the top of the Corcovado Mountain, where is the Christ the Redeemer statue, passing by Tijuca Forest. The total time includes transportation from Visitors Center to the statue, the period at the top of Corcovado Mountain and the return.
Extern visit with a stop in front of the Bellini Statue. Entry admission not included. On event days on the stadium the stop might not be allowed by traffic authorities.
The tour passes in front of the Sambadrome — the venue where Rio’s famous Carnival parades take place. This is a panoramic visit only, without stopping.
Internal visit.
Stop for photos.
Take the first cable car ride to Urca Hill and wait for the second one to Sugarloaf Mountain.
Lunch time - enjoy a delicious barbecue lunch in Brazilian local steakhouse (Option with and without lunch included. Please pay attention to the option chosen.)
Cable car ride in two parts, the first to the Urca Hill and the second to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain. The total time includes all cable car rides, the period at Urca Hill and at the Sugarloaf Mountain.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Departure Point: Hotels in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone (Copacabana, Leme, Ipanema, Leblon) and West Zone (Barra da Tijuca) Return point: Hotels in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone (Copacabana, Leme, Ipanema, Leblon) and West Zone (Barra da Tijuca) Pick up from the hotel takes place before the start time of the activity. If you do not receive confirmation of your departure time, please contact us. It is not recommended to book appointments on the same day as the tour, as the return time may vary according to the traffic conditions .
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please contact us informing your hotel to arrange your pick up
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Children 2 and younger are complimentary, provided they do not occupy a seat
- This tour operates rain or shine
- Roundtrip transportation available from West Zone (Barra da Tijuca) and South Zone (Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, Leme) hotels via air-conditioned van. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation
- We have an option with lunch and all tickets included and an option without lunch and without Sugarloaf ticket included (only Christ the Redeemer ticket included). Please, be aware of the option chosen.
Reviews(3,351)
This was a great tour that was well organized and packed full of highlights. Joao was an excellent tour guide who shared a ton of knowledge and did a good job keeping the group together. Rio is such an amazing city!!
It was a long day, but worth every minute. A breath taking veiw, great tour, wonderful lunch and an amazing cable car ride to sugar loaf mountain
It was a wonderful trip. The guide, Fabio, was knowledgeable and helpful. We started early in the morning to avoid the crowds. This was great for Christ the Redeemer, but the Sugarloaf cable car had large crowds. Still while returning we saw even larger crowds waiting for the cable cars. The lunch was quite lavish. Overall, despite the long waiting times, we thoroughly enjoyed the trip and would strongly recommend it.
Recommended. They arrived on time, good clean van, excellent guide
I wouldn’t recommend it to people who can spend 2-3 days in Rio. The tour guide didn’t share much and he is not very engaging. So if you are looking for more local knowledge from a human being, then pick something else. You can ask AI and get more information. The good thing is you have a structured trip and someone drive you to all the must-see places. I would rather take a taxi and go to these places myself. No need to be mindful of the time or wait for other tour members.
Punctual company, very good vehicle. Excellent guide Daniel, very personalized service. Happy to have done this tour with C2Rio. I recommend it anyway.
Loved this! A great way to see all the highlights of Rio! Thanks Luciana for giving us a great experience!
Excellent tour, excellent guide!
Flavio was a great guide and the entire tour from pickup to drop-off was smooth. The bus was comfortable and air conditioned.
We did the half day without sugarloaf/lunch and it was honestly a huge waste of money. The service was essentially a taxi taking us to and from places with tight time schedules. We thought going with a guide would at least help us bypass some of the large queue at Christ the redeemer but it honestly made no difference and we could’ve done it for far cheaper doing it ourselves. Usually we like these organized tours for the information but honestly the information the guide gave us was very basic and limited- which added to the feeling that this was just a transfer service and not a proper tour, which probably didn’t help with the fact that the tour guide was giving the tour in three languages which likely curtailed the information further. Finally, at the end of the tour as we weren’t continuing on for the full day we were given the option to either go off on our own and pay our own way home or wait for all the other guests to eat for a few hours to be dropped off- something that was completely misleading as the tour advertises drop off service. All in all, I think this is a complete waste of money and you could get the exact same experience doing this without an official tour and perhaps even have a better time as you wouldn’t be held to strict schedules. Any usually benefit of doing tours (ie skipping queues, having more history/detailed explanations) were inexistent here. Only giving two stars as at least the places we went to were magnificent.
